Highness Global Inc. is a contemporary art agency and design firm founded by Amana Manori in 2018 to rethink the traditional creative agency model. The firm expands opportunities for artists by supporting the development of ambitious projects that extend beyond traditional studio practice and into new mediums and techniques.
Highness Global provides end-to-end support across the creative process, from project proposals and contract negotiations to ideation, design, fabrication, and installation. The firm also offers consulting services, helping clients integrate innovative, art-driven strategies into projects, spaces, and public environments.
Minority-driven and BIPOC woman-led, Highness Global places strong emphasis on social impact and supporting underrepresented voices. Guided by its Collaborative Prosperity Model™, the company partners with artists, organizations, and institutions to create meaningful and impactful work.
Amana Manori is the Founder of The Highness Group of Companies and Chief Executive Officer of Highness Global Inc.
Amana founded Highness Global in 2018 to create a platform that expands meaningful opportunities for artists while structuring projects with the same strategic discipline typically reserved for the financial and corporate sectors.
Amana has spent 25 years in global capital markets, specializing in alternative investments and sophisticated capital. Her background in law, finance, and business architecture informs the disciplined, entrepreneurial approach she brings to the creative sector. She is a practicing lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario and holds a J.D. and B.A. from the University of Victoria.
She remains deeply committed to education, mentorship and social impact both personally and professionally.
Nigel Nolan is the Director of Highness Global, where he leads the firm’s design division, shaping creative direction and delivering tailored solutions for an international roster of clients and projects.
Working across global contexts, he collaborates closely with artists, designers, and brands to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, guiding concepts from initial ideation through to final implementation.
A graduate of OCAD University, Nolan brings both artistic and strategic insight to the firm’s work. With a background as an installation artist, his practice spans large-scale installations, painting, video, and performance. His approach is grounded in contemporary art and driven by thoughtful, concept-led execution. Nolan has contributed to projects and partnerships across North America, South America, the United Kingdom, and Asia, spanning both cultural and commercial sectors.
Michael Li is a multidisciplinary designer working at the intersection of art, design, and cultural technology. Based in Toronto, he works with Highness Global as an Associate and Designer, collaborating with artists, clients, and fabricators to realize large-scale public-art and digital-art installations.
A graduate of OCAD University, he also works as a researcher, service designer, and UX designer on the Canadian Cultural Data Catalogue (CCDC) initiative, developing metadata schemas, cultural taxonomies, and data-governance frameworks that support a data-fluent future for Canada’s arts and culture sector. Michael’s work bridges creative practice and infrastructure, enabling accessible, scalable, and culturally grounded digital experiences.
